AS EXPECTED THE CHANNEL CNN-IBN HAS FAILED TO GET RESPONSE OR ANSWERS FROM UTTAR PRADESH CM MAYAWATI… NO COVERAGE AT ALL IN DAILIES

AS EXPECTED THE CHANNEL CNN-IBN HAS FAILED TO GET RESPONSE OR ANSWERS FROM UTTAR PRADESH CM MAYAWATI… NO COVERAGE AT ALL IN DAILIES ABOUT THE POOR FARMERS SELLING WIVES (8th Sept 2009)

As expected issue like the one: Drought-Hit Farmers Selling Wives to Survive Just Another Day – will vanish from the scene no sooner it makes a Breaking News on satellite news channels. Wonder of wonders, if a Shahrukh is detained at Newark Airport by US Officials, all the channels will be screaming endlessly about the ill-treatment to a celebrity star, none of the channels has really bothered for any follow-up action or telecast about such a serious issue in our country…

Even though, the NCW has ordered a probe to be completed in 48-hours, there seems to be no follow-up by CNN-IBN about what the CM of UP, Mayawati has to say about the shameful reality in her State… the channels won’t waste any time to throw their mikes to Jaswant Singh and then at BJP head honchos but in this case… a mere revelation is all the channel could do… Yes, the same farmers who came in front of the nation to reveal the grave reality of their existence in this free nation, must have been shut (out of fear by the police or powerful authorities) by now and change their statements… because in a day or two… this is what the nation will get to hear and see…

What is more surprising is that none of the dailies have really bothered to highlight the real issue of poor farmers and there is no coverage at all, in spite of the telecast… What is more surprising is that suddenly, the channel is sensationalizing Arushi Murder case in a big way once again after so many months… after all lives of poor farmers mean nothing to these news channels, ruling politicians, rich city dwellers, NGOs and Celebrities… who are living in their crystal towers…

The news channels are more bothered about passengers flying Jet airways and their pilots as such news are aired endlessly from morning to evening… but a serious issue where drought-hit poor farmers have to sell their wives to eat just another day… will vanish from their newsroom and minds just like the politicians vanish and ditch the nation once they come in power…

I only do hope that CNN-IBN should do proper justice by revealing the truth behind such a sensational breaking news two days ago… you have a responsibility CNN-IBN by breaking the news… and not highlight issues like this for mere TRPs gains and sensationalizing your channels’ motivation… Reveal the truth so that the offenders (the PM, CM of UP, District Authorities, Agriculture Minister, Home Minister, NGOs) should be punished for depriving our poor farmers to live a life that is not humane!